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Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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666
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One of the major goals of environmental science is to understand and solve environmental problems. To accomplish this goal, environmental scientists study two main types of interactions between humans and their environment. One area of study focuses on how we use natural resources, such as water and plants. The other area of study focuses on how our actions alter our environment. To study these interactions, environmental scientists must gather and analyze information from many different disciplines. - p. 6.
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Table of Contents
Safety Symbols vxii
To the Student xx
How to Use This Book xxii
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Science and the Environment
4 (26)
Section 1 Understanding Our Environment
5 (11)
Section 2 The Environment and Society
16 (14)
Chapter Highlights and Review
22 (4)
Exploration Lab What's in an Ecosystem?
26 (2)
Feature Article Chicken of the Trees
28 (608)
Standardized Test Prep
636
Tools of Environmental Science
30 (28)
Section 1 Scientific Methods
31 (7)
Section 2 Statistics and Models
38 (7)
Section 3 Making Informed Decisions
45 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
50 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Scientific Investigations
54 (2)
Maps in Action A Topographic Map of Keene, New Hampshire
56 (1)
Feature Article Bats and Bridges
57 (581)
Standardized Test Prep
638
The Dynamic Earth
58 (34)
Section 1 The Geosphere
59 (8)
Section 2 The Atmosphere
67 (6)
Section 3 The Hydrosphere and Biosphere
73 (19)
Chapter Highlights and Review
82 (4)
Exploration Lab Beaches
86 (2)
Maps in Action Earthquake Hazard Map of the Contiguous United States
88 (1)
Feature Article Tracking Ocean Currents with Toy Ducks
89 (551)
Standardized Test Prep
640
UNIT 2 ECOLOGY
The Organization of Life
92 (24)
Section 1 Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected
93 (4)
Section 2 Evolution
97 (5)
Section 3 The Diversity of Living Things
102 (14)
Chapter Highlights and Review
108 (4)
Inquiry Lab How Do Brine Shrimp Select a Habitat?
112 (2)
Feature Article Butterfly Ecologist
114 (528)
Standardized Test Prep
642
How Ecosystems Work
116 (26)
Section 1 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
117 (7)
Section 2 The Cycling of Materials
124 (5)
Section 3 How Ecosystems Change
129 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
134 (4)
Exploration Lab Dissecting Owl Pellets
138 (2)
Maps in Action Doppler Radar Tracking of Bats and Insects in Central Texas
140 (1)
Feature Article Eating the Bait
141 (503)
Standardized Test Prep
644
Biomes
142 (30)
Section 1 What Is a Biome?
143 (3)
Section 2 Forest Biomes
146 (9)
Section 3 Grassland, Desert, and Tundra Biomes
155 (17)
Chapter Highlights and Review
164 (4)
Exploration Lab Identify Your Local Biome
168 (2)
Feature Article The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
170 (476)
Standardized Test Prep
646
Aquatic Ecosystems
172 (24)
Section 1 Freshwater Ecosystems
173 (6)
Section 2 Marine Ecosystems
179 (17)
Chapter Highlights and Review
186 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Eutrophication: Too Much of a Good Thing?
190 (2)
Maps in Action Wetlands in the United States, 1780s Vs. 1980s
192 (1)
Feature Article Creating Artificial Reefs
193 (455)
Standardized Test Prep
648
UNIT 3 POPULATIONS
Understanding Populations
196 (22)
Section 1 How Populations Change in Size
197 (6)
Section 2 How Species Interact with Each Other
203 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
210 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Studying Population Growth
214 (2)
Feature Article Where Should the Wolves Roam?
216 (434)
Standardized Test Prep
650
The Human Population
218 (22)
Section 1 Studying Human Populations
219 (6)
Section 2 Changing Population Trends
225 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
232 (4)
Skills Practice Lab How Will Our Population Grow?
236 (2)
Maps in Action Fertility Rates and Female Literacy in Africa
238 (1)
Feature Article Lost Populations: What Happened?
239 (413)
Standardized Test Prep
652
Biodiversity
240 (28)
Section 1 What Is Biodiversity?
241 (4)
Section 2 Biodiversity at Risk
245 (7)
Section 3 The Future of Biodiversity
252 (16)
Chapter Highlights and Review
258 (4)
Exploration Lab Difference in Diversity
262 (2)
Feature Article Dr. E.O. Wilson: Champion of Biodiversity
264 (390)
Standardized Test Prep
654
UNIT 4 WATER, AIR, AND LAND
Water
268 (34)
Section 1 Water Resources
269 (7)
Section 2 Water Use and Management
276 (8)
Section 3 Water Pollution
284 (18)
Chapter Highlights and Review
294 (4)
Exploration Lab Groundwater Filters
298 (2)
Feature Article The Three Gorges Dam
300 (356)
Standardized Test Prep
656
Air
302 (24)
Section 1 What Causes Air Pollution?
303 (6)
Section 2 Air, Noise, and Light Pollution
309 (5)
Section 3 Acid Precipitation
314 (12)
Chapter Highlights and Review
318 (4)
Inquiry Lab The Acid Test
322 (2)
Maps in Action Light Sources
324 (1)
Feature Article The Donora, Pennsylvania, Killer Smog
325 (333)
Standardized Test Prep
658
Atmosphere and Climate Change
326 (28)
Section 1 Climate and Climate Change
327 (8)
Section 2 The Ozone Shield
335 (4)
Section 3 Global Warming
339 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
346 (4)
Inquiry Lab Build a Model of Global Air Movement
350 (2)
Feature Article Ozone Scientist
352 (308)
Standardized Test Prep
660
Land
354 (24)
Section 1 How We Use Land
355 (3)
Section 2 Urban Land Use
358 (5)
Section 3 Land Management and Conservation
363 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
370 (4)
Inquiry Lab Creating a Land-Use Model
374 (2)
Feature Article Restoring the Range
376 (286)
Standardized Test Prep
662
Food and Agriculture
378 (32)
Section 1 Feeding the World
379 (5)
Section 2 Crops and Soil
384 (11)
Section 3 Animals and Agriculture
395 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
400 (4)
Inquiry Lab Managing the Moisture in Garden Soil
404 (2)
Feature Article Genetically Engineered Foods
406 (258)
Standardized Test Prep
664
UNIT 5 MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES
Mining and Mineral Resources
410 (24)
Section 1 Minerals and Mineral Resources
411 (4)
Section 2 Mineral Exploration and Mining
415 (6)
Section 3 Mining Regulations and Mine Reclamation
421 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
426 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Extraction of Copper from Its Ore
430 (2)
Maps in Action Mineral Production in the United States
432 (1)
Feature Article Coltan and the War in the Congo
433 (233)
Standardized Test Prep
666
Nonrenewable Energy
434 (22)
Section 1 Energy Resources and Fossil Fuels
435 (9)
Section 2 Nuclear Energy
444 (12)
Chapter Highlights and Review
448 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Your Household Energy Consumption
452 (2)
Maps in Action Nuclear Power in the United States, 1950-2002
454 (1)
Feature Article From Crude Oil to Plastics
455 (213)
Standardized Test Prep
668
Renewable Energy
456 (24)
Section 1 Renewable Energy Today
457 (9)
Section 2 Alternative Energy and Conservation
466 (14)
Chapter Highlights and Review
472 (4)
Inquiry Lab Blowing in the Wind
476 (2)
Maps in Action Wind Power in the United States
478 (1)
Feature Article Back to Muscle Power and Springs
479 (191)
Standardized Test Prep
670
Waste
480 (30)
Section 1 Solid Waste
481 (7)
Section 2 Reducing Solid Waste
488 (5)
Section 3 Hazardous Waste
493 (17)
Chapter Highlights and Review
500 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Solid Waste in Your Lunch
504 (2)
Feature Article Should Nuclear Waste Be Stored at Yucca Mountain?
506 (166)
Standardized Test Prep
672
UNIT 6 OUR HEALTH AND OUR FUTURE
The Environment and Human Health
510 (22)
Section 1 Pollution and Human Health
511 (8)
Section 2 Biological Hazards
519 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
524 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Lead Poisoning and Mental Ability
528 (2)
Maps in Action Lyme Disease Risk
530 (1)
Feature Article Toxic Mold
531 (143)
Standardized Test Prep
674
Economics, Policy, and the Future
532 (166)
Section 1 Economics and International Cooperation
533 (6)
Section 2 Environmental Policies in the United States
539 (5)
Section 3 The Importance of the Individual
544 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
548 (4)
Inquiry Lab Be an Environmental Scientist
552 (2)
Feature Article Student Club Saves Eagles and More
554 (122)
Standardized Test Prep
676
APPENDIX
Appendix Contents
557 (1)
Lab Safety
558 (4)
Reading and Study Skills
562 (15)
Math Skills Refresher
577 (6)
Chemistry Refresher
583 (2)
Periodic Table
584 (1)
Economics Concepts
585 (2)
Environmental Careers
587 (14)
Ecoskills
601 (16)
SI Conversions
617 (1)
Mineral Uses
618 (2)
Maps
620 (16)
Standardized Test Prep
636 (42)
English Glossary
678 (9)
Spanish Glossary
687 (11)
Index 698 (12)
Acknowledgments
Safety Symbols vxii
To the Student xx
How to Use This Book xxii
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Science and the Environment
4 (26)
Section 1 Understanding Our Environment
5 (11)
Section 2 The Environment and Society
16 (14)
Chapter Highlights and Review
22 (4)
Exploration Lab What's in an Ecosystem?
26 (2)
Feature Article Chicken of the Trees
28 (608)
Standardized Test Prep
636
Tools of Environmental Science
30 (28)
Section 1 Scientific Methods
31 (7)
Section 2 Statistics and Models
38 (7)
Section 3 Making Informed Decisions
45 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
50 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Scientific Investigations
54 (2)
Maps in Action A Topographic Map of Keene, New Hampshire
56 (1)
Feature Article Bats and Bridges
57 (581)
Standardized Test Prep
638
The Dynamic Earth
58 (34)
Section 1 The Geosphere
59 (8)
Section 2 The Atmosphere
67 (6)
Section 3 The Hydrosphere and Biosphere
73 (19)
Chapter Highlights and Review
82 (4)
Exploration Lab Beaches
86 (2)
Maps in Action Earthquake Hazard Map of the Contiguous United States
88 (1)
Feature Article Tracking Ocean Currents with Toy Ducks
89 (551)
Standardized Test Prep
640
UNIT 2 ECOLOGY
The Organization of Life
92 (24)
Section 1 Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected
93 (4)
Section 2 Evolution
97 (5)
Section 3 The Diversity of Living Things
102 (14)
Chapter Highlights and Review
108 (4)
Inquiry Lab How Do Brine Shrimp Select a Habitat?
112 (2)
Feature Article Butterfly Ecologist
114 (528)
Standardized Test Prep
642
How Ecosystems Work
116 (26)
Section 1 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
117 (7)
Section 2 The Cycling of Materials
124 (5)
Section 3 How Ecosystems Change
129 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
134 (4)
Exploration Lab Dissecting Owl Pellets
138 (2)
Maps in Action Doppler Radar Tracking of Bats and Insects in Central Texas
140 (1)
Feature Article Eating the Bait
141 (503)
Standardized Test Prep
644
Biomes
142 (30)
Section 1 What Is a Biome?
143 (3)
Section 2 Forest Biomes
146 (9)
Section 3 Grassland, Desert, and Tundra Biomes
155 (17)
Chapter Highlights and Review
164 (4)
Exploration Lab Identify Your Local Biome
168 (2)
Feature Article The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
170 (476)
Standardized Test Prep
646
Aquatic Ecosystems
172 (24)
Section 1 Freshwater Ecosystems
173 (6)
Section 2 Marine Ecosystems
179 (17)
Chapter Highlights and Review
186 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Eutrophication: Too Much of a Good Thing?
190 (2)
Maps in Action Wetlands in the United States, 1780s Vs. 1980s
192 (1)
Feature Article Creating Artificial Reefs
193 (455)
Standardized Test Prep
648
UNIT 3 POPULATIONS
Understanding Populations
196 (22)
Section 1 How Populations Change in Size
197 (6)
Section 2 How Species Interact with Each Other
203 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
210 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Studying Population Growth
214 (2)
Feature Article Where Should the Wolves Roam?
216 (434)
Standardized Test Prep
650
The Human Population
218 (22)
Section 1 Studying Human Populations
219 (6)
Section 2 Changing Population Trends
225 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
232 (4)
Skills Practice Lab How Will Our Population Grow?
236 (2)
Maps in Action Fertility Rates and Female Literacy in Africa
238 (1)
Feature Article Lost Populations: What Happened?
239 (413)
Standardized Test Prep
652
Biodiversity
240 (28)
Section 1 What Is Biodiversity?
241 (4)
Section 2 Biodiversity at Risk
245 (7)
Section 3 The Future of Biodiversity
252 (16)
Chapter Highlights and Review
258 (4)
Exploration Lab Difference in Diversity
262 (2)
Feature Article Dr. E.O. Wilson: Champion of Biodiversity
264 (390)
Standardized Test Prep
654
UNIT 4 WATER, AIR, AND LAND
Water
268 (34)
Section 1 Water Resources
269 (7)
Section 2 Water Use and Management
276 (8)
Section 3 Water Pollution
284 (18)
Chapter Highlights and Review
294 (4)
Exploration Lab Groundwater Filters
298 (2)
Feature Article The Three Gorges Dam
300 (356)
Standardized Test Prep
656
Air
302 (24)
Section 1 What Causes Air Pollution?
303 (6)
Section 2 Air, Noise, and Light Pollution
309 (5)
Section 3 Acid Precipitation
314 (12)
Chapter Highlights and Review
318 (4)
Inquiry Lab The Acid Test
322 (2)
Maps in Action Light Sources
324 (1)
Feature Article The Donora, Pennsylvania, Killer Smog
325 (333)
Standardized Test Prep
658
Atmosphere and Climate Change
326 (28)
Section 1 Climate and Climate Change
327 (8)
Section 2 The Ozone Shield
335 (4)
Section 3 Global Warming
339 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
346 (4)
Inquiry Lab Build a Model of Global Air Movement
350 (2)
Feature Article Ozone Scientist
352 (308)
Standardized Test Prep
660
Land
354 (24)
Section 1 How We Use Land
355 (3)
Section 2 Urban Land Use
358 (5)
Section 3 Land Management and Conservation
363 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
370 (4)
Inquiry Lab Creating a Land-Use Model
374 (2)
Feature Article Restoring the Range
376 (286)
Standardized Test Prep
662
Food and Agriculture
378 (32)
Section 1 Feeding the World
379 (5)
Section 2 Crops and Soil
384 (11)
Section 3 Animals and Agriculture
395 (15)
Chapter Highlights and Review
400 (4)
Inquiry Lab Managing the Moisture in Garden Soil
404 (2)
Feature Article Genetically Engineered Foods
406 (258)
Standardized Test Prep
664
UNIT 5 MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES
Mining and Mineral Resources
410 (24)
Section 1 Minerals and Mineral Resources
411 (4)
Section 2 Mineral Exploration and Mining
415 (6)
Section 3 Mining Regulations and Mine Reclamation
421 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
426 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Extraction of Copper from Its Ore
430 (2)
Maps in Action Mineral Production in the United States
432 (1)
Feature Article Coltan and the War in the Congo
433 (233)
Standardized Test Prep
666
Nonrenewable Energy
434 (22)
Section 1 Energy Resources and Fossil Fuels
435 (9)
Section 2 Nuclear Energy
444 (12)
Chapter Highlights and Review
448 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Your Household Energy Consumption
452 (2)
Maps in Action Nuclear Power in the United States, 1950-2002
454 (1)
Feature Article From Crude Oil to Plastics
455 (213)
Standardized Test Prep
668
Renewable Energy
456 (24)
Section 1 Renewable Energy Today
457 (9)
Section 2 Alternative Energy and Conservation
466 (14)
Chapter Highlights and Review
472 (4)
Inquiry Lab Blowing in the Wind
476 (2)
Maps in Action Wind Power in the United States
478 (1)
Feature Article Back to Muscle Power and Springs
479 (191)
Standardized Test Prep
670
Waste
480 (30)
Section 1 Solid Waste
481 (7)
Section 2 Reducing Solid Waste
488 (5)
Section 3 Hazardous Waste
493 (17)
Chapter Highlights and Review
500 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Solid Waste in Your Lunch
504 (2)
Feature Article Should Nuclear Waste Be Stored at Yucca Mountain?
506 (166)
Standardized Test Prep
672
UNIT 6 OUR HEALTH AND OUR FUTURE
The Environment and Human Health
510 (22)
Section 1 Pollution and Human Health
511 (8)
Section 2 Biological Hazards
519 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
524 (4)
Skills Practice Lab Lead Poisoning and Mental Ability
528 (2)
Maps in Action Lyme Disease Risk
530 (1)
Feature Article Toxic Mold
531 (143)
Standardized Test Prep
674
Economics, Policy, and the Future
532 (166)
Section 1 Economics and International Cooperation
533 (6)
Section 2 Environmental Policies in the United States
539 (5)
Section 3 The Importance of the Individual
544 (13)
Chapter Highlights and Review
548 (4)
Inquiry Lab Be an Environmental Scientist
552 (2)
Feature Article Student Club Saves Eagles and More
554 (122)
Standardized Test Prep
676
APPENDIX
Appendix Contents
557 (1)
Lab Safety
558 (4)
Reading and Study Skills
562 (15)
Math Skills Refresher
577 (6)
Chemistry Refresher
583 (2)
Periodic Table
584 (1)
Economics Concepts
585 (2)
Environmental Careers
587 (14)
Ecoskills
601 (16)
SI Conversions
617 (1)
Mineral Uses
618 (2)
Maps
620 (16)
Standardized Test Prep
636 (42)
English Glossary
678 (9)
Spanish Glossary
687 (11)
Index 698 (12)
Acknowledgments
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ISBN
0030661749 / 9780030661747
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